GMA Declares State of Emergency

"State of Emergency" declared in the Philippines, now Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is one step closer to taking dictator status.

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And she does this as the Philippines is about to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos' rule. The People's Power movement against Marcos in the 1980's, with Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino (yup, that's where my fam got my nickname from) as one of its key figures, was one of the proudest moments in the country's history. In its essence, a bloodless revolution, the movement showed the power and strength of Pilipinos against an American backed dictator, as well as the second People's Power movement when they removed Joseph "Erap" Estrada from power.

It saddens me to see the Philippines having to repeat history and being placed in a position where faulty leaders are put in positions of power and end up abusing it. GMA has already been accused of vast human rights abuses, especially those regarding the silencing of reporters. Now she has granted herself a legal right to impose censorship against anybody who disagrees with anything she does or says. Fuck that shit!

Once again, now's the time to show that "Ang tao, ang bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban!!" Let's reign fiyah 'pon the corrupt and illegitimate leadership of the Philippines and America.

*I had originally posted that GMA had declared Martial Law. My facts were twisted, but instead, she has only gone so far as declaring a "state of emergency" which is very close to a declaration of martial law.